I spent the last few days in Cape Town which is one of coolest and most beautiful places I've ever been. Becky, my mom and I had a whirlwind few days which included wine tasting at a vineyard, a drive down to the Cape of Good Hope and Cape Point at the Southwest tip of Africa, a tour of the tour guide's very poor township, and a trip to the top of Table Mountain in a cable car. Along the way, we saw penguins, baboons, a cheetah and lots of Ostrich. Becky and I also went on a romantic sunset cruise (with free champagne of course).
We also went to Robben Island where Nelson Mendela spent 18 years in prison. It was used almost exlusively for political prisoners who defied the goverment in some way. It was also used as a leper colony before that. A former political prisoner conducts the tour which is fascinating and really sad.
I am back in Pretoria now. Tomorrow I am going to a couple work related meetings and then Wednesday I am going on a tour of Soweto township which was an area of major importance in the apartheid struggle and the site of the famous uprising in 1976. I am also going to go back to the Apartheid museam in Johannesburg because my first trip there was too short.
Unfortuntely, the internet at my current location am makes it difficult to upload pictures so I will upload some of the amazing views of Cape Town later tonight. Stay tuned!
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